Gawker Media

News about Gawker Media, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jul. 27, 2015

Interview with Gawker founder and chief executive Nick Denton, who discusses retraction of story that outed media executive, subsequent resignations of two editors and planned shift in website's standards. MORE

Jul. 22, 2015

News Analysis; Gawker chief Nick Denton and Reddit chief Steve Huffman have taken actions to shift away from incendiary content on their company websites, signaling transition from anything-goes start-ups to more mature businesses; Denton has drawn internal criticism for removing inflammatory post about male media executive, while Huffman is seeking stricter content policy for Reddit's users. MORE

Jul. 21, 2015

Gawker Media executive editor Tommy Craggs and Gawker editor Max Read resign in protest of decision by founder Nick Denton to take down post documenting media executive's attempt to hire gay escort; post was roundly criticized across Internet, but decision to retract report was unusual step for company. MORE

Jun. 15, 2015

Rachel L Swarns The Working Life column examines successful effort by Gawker employees to form a union, first for a large digital media outlet; observes that most employees sought union as a way of obtaining stability in turbulent industry that was racked by layoffs during Great Recession and ongoing recovery. MORE

Jun. 14, 2015

Profile of Nick Denton, founder and chief executive of Gawker who has built site into digital empire, but who now faces many of same challenges as establishment media companies he once rattled; Gawker Media now encompasses seven sites and some 260 full-time employees; obstacles include lack of financing due to Denton's refusal to accept venture capital, existential questions over how closely it should tailor its content to social media and potentially crushing lawsuit from wrestler Hulk Hogan. MORE

Jun. 5, 2015

Gawker Media employees vote by wide margin to form union, becoming first major digital media company to do so; management has encouraged effort; group aims to formalize ad hoc agreements and to push for better pay and benefits. MORE

Apr. 17, 2015

Employees at Gawker Media announce plans to unionize; plan remains in early stages, but leaders are optimistic about participation and say announcement follows long consideration of move. MORE

Nov. 14, 2014

John Cook, editor in chief of The Intercept newsmagazine, will leave his position to return to his previous employer, Gawker Media; Cook's departure is latest in series of setbacks for Intercept's billionaire founder Pierre Omidyar and his media company First Look Media, which he pledged $250 million to start. MORE

Jan. 29, 2014

Quentin Tarantino files suit against Gawker Media, accusing it of illegally posting on its Defamer site link to his unproduced script The Hateful Eight; Gawker defends its posting of link, saying Tarantino had made it a legitimate news story. MORE

Sep. 22, 2013

A site that will promote comments on Gawker Media sites wants to elevate the role of commenters while trying to keep needless vitriol at bay. MORE

Aug. 25, 2013

Sam Biddle of Valleywag takes aim at those he finds very rich and very self-absorbed. And some find him gratuitous and simply cruel. MORE

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